Where does Europe's stunning comeback at Medinah, that saw them overhaul a
four-hole deficit to take the Ryder Cup on the final day, rank in the
pantheon of great sporting escapes?

José María Olazábal's side won eight and a half points on the final day to take the trophy and complete a remarkable turnaround. But was it the greatest ever? Below Telegraph Sport takes a look at other classic fightbacks:

US Masters, Augusta, 1996 Nick Faldo won his third Masters when he had a final round of 67 to beat Greg Norman by five strokes with a 12-under-par-total of 276. Norman, six strokes clear of the field when he strode to the first tee, subsided to a final round of 78, to cap an 11-stroke swing in 18 holes. The worst previous reversal at Augusta had been by Ed Sneed in 1979 when he was five ahead going into the last round and lost in a play-off.

Champions League final, 2005 Liverpool's hopes had all but evaporated at half-time when they found themselves 3-0 down against AC Milan but three goals in six minutes after the break took the game to extra-time. Polish 'keeper Jerzy Dudek's heroics between the sticks handed Liverpool a 3-2 victory in the penalty shoot-out and their first European Cup win in over 20 years.

England v Australia, Headingley, 1981 Ian Botham and Bob Willis combined to ressurect England after Australia had forced the hosts to follow on in the third Test of the 1981 Ashes. Botham's 149 not out gave Australia a target of 151 to chase down for victory, but they were skittled out for 111 following Willis's inspired eight for 43.

Lasse Viren falls and wins: Munich 1972 The 'Flying Finn' - one of the greatest distance runners of all time - seemed out of the race when he tripped and fell midway through the 10,000 metres. But from dead last - and at least 100 metres behind the leaders - he hauled in the pack and eventually sprinted clear to win Olympic gold.

Ten-man Chelsea win in Nou Camp Chelsea Captain John Terry's dismissal for an inexplicable knee in Alexis Sanchez's back was followed by two quick-fire Barcelona goals to put the Catalans in a seemingly unassailable 2-1 aggregate lead in their Champions League semi-final. But a piece of individual brilliance from Ramires on the stroke of half-time swung the lead back to Chelsea. A missed penalty from Lionel Messi and some gritty Chelsea defence kept Barca scoreless in the second half before Fernando Torres pounced in stoppage-time to put the result beyond doubt.

Les Bleus stun the All Blacks at Twickenham A Jonah Lomu-inspired New Zealand racked up the tries and raced to a 24-10 second-half lead over France in the 1999 Rugby World Cup semi-final. The All Blacks were cruising towards a place in the final against at Australia but 26 points in 13 minutes from France - including tries from Christophe Dominici, Richard Dourthe and Philippe Bernat-Salle - did for the Kiwis in one of the finest Tests of all time.

India v Australia 2nd Test, Kolkata, 2001 India found themselves 254/4 at the end of day three, still 20 runs behind forcing Australia to bat again. But V.V.S. Laxman and Rahul Dravid's partnership of 335 runs revived the ailing Indians and at the conclusion of their innings they had set the Australians an imposing target 384 runs to win. The tourists began steadily and the Test looked to be heading for a draw but Harbhajan Singh's figures of 6-73 resulted in the Australians crumbling to a 171-run defeat.